Loudoun County: Military-Friendly Job Fair

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From LoudounTimes.com

Veteran support organizations plan ‘Military-Friendly Job Fair’

The Leesburg-based Loudoun County Community Veterans Engagement Board has partnered with military employment website Corporate Gray to organize a “Military-Friendly Job Fair,” which will take place virtually April 23.

Transitioning armed-services members, veterans, their dependents and civilians are welcome to attend, according to CVEB officials.

Founded in 1994, Corporate Gray organizes online events to “provide military-experienced job seekers and civilians with the opportunity to interview with dozens of employers via text and video chats,” officials said.

More than 20 employers are scheduled to attend the April 23 fair, including Accenture Federal Services, Eastman Chemical Company, Eaton Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, the National Security Agency, SAIC and the Transportation Security Administration.

The fair is free to attend for job seekers over the age of 18 and will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information or to register for the job fair, visit; corporategray.com/jobfairs/430.

If you are interested in joining Ashburn Legion Post 2001, then please email adjutant@ashburnlegion.org

Congratulations 100 Women Strong

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American Legion Post 2001 would like to congratulate the non-profit, 100WomenStrong of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. They continue to positively impact people’s lives with critical funding. Additionally, this team of incredible women has benefitted Loudoun County’s veterans via charitable and grant donations. We hope to hear of their continued success!

Article first appeared in Loudounnow.com:

Loudoun County supervisors on March 16 recognized a giving circle that has stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, 100WomenStrong.

100WomenStrong responded to pandemic by upping its annual cycle of giving. Normally conducting one round of grants a year, since the pandemic began, 100WomenStrong has supported nonprofit organizations responding to the pandemic with $570,455 across seven cycles of grantmaking. They also procured and distributed $25,000 worth of personal protective equipment to first responders at the onset of the pandemic when those supplies were hardest to come by.

The group also invested $50,000 in seed funding for the Pay It Forward Direct Assistance Loan Fund, to make loans to residents who can’t afford things like housing, utility bills, car payments, medical bills, and other needs. That fund, administered by Northern Virginia Family Service, garnered another $91,000 from Loudoun businesses and residents.

From their website:

100WomenStrong is a component fund of Community Foundation For Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. If you would like to learn more about CF, click here.

If you are interested in becoming a member, provide services and/or financial contributions, or have questions about 100WomenStrong, please email us at info@onehundredwomenstrong.org